Michael Papajohn has delivered hits for Adam Sandler in "The Waterboy," played ball with Kevin Costner in "For Love of the Game," and gotten blown away by Arnold Schwarzenegger in "Eraser."

Now, the former Vestavia Hills resident goes up against a rampaging Indominous rex in the summer sci-fi blockbuster "Jurassic World."

Papajohn, a Hollywood stuntman-turned-character actor, appears as an InGen contractor who is the right-hand man to the Jurassic World theme park security chief played by Vincent D'Onofrio of "Full Metal Jacket."

"I had three scenes with him, and my biggest scene got cut," Papajohn says in an interview with AL.com. "But you're going to be able to see me. . . . I can't talk much about the story, but I've got a scene at the end of the movie that I'm real proud of."

Papajohn also has a scene with BD Wong, whose character, Dr. Henry Wu, appeared in the original 1993 "Jurassic Park" that was directed by Steven Spielberg.

Spielberg is the executive producer of the new movie, which is directed by Colin Trevorrow.

"Of course, I'm real excited to be a part of it," Papajohn says. "I've never been part of a Steven Spielberg movie before. I've read for some projects, but I've never booked a project with Steven Spielberg's name attached to it."

Michael Papajohn does an interview with Entertainment Tonight at the premiere of "Jurassic World" in Los Angeles on June 9, 2015. (Photo courtesy of Michael Papajohn)

Papajohn, who now lives in Baton Rouge, La., got the red-carpet treatment when he attended Tuesday night's premiere of "Jurassic World" in Los Angeles.

"But it was pretty amazing to go to that premiere. Nothing has come close to a red carpet like that one. . . . When I walked on the red carpet and was doing some interviews and taking some photographs, it really felt surreal."

Papajohn graduated from Vestavia Hills High School in 1983 and earned a baseball scholarship to LSU, where he played center field on LSU's College World Series teams in 1986 and 1987.

It was at LSU where he also got his start in the movies, playing Dennis Quaid's stunt double in the 1988 football drama "Everybody's All-American," scenes from which were shot at Tiger Stadium.

The 50-year-old Papajohn has since appeared in nearly 100 movies and TV shows, from "Little Big League" to "Spider-Man," the "Charlie's Angels" movie to "The Longest Yard" remake.

He has another movie coming out in August, the spy caper "American Ultra" with Jesse Eisenberg, and he has a recurring role as the manager to country musician Luke Wheeler (Will Chase) on ABC's "Nashville."

After working and living in Los Angeles for about 25 years, Papajohn moved with his wife and son to Baton Rouge three years ago. They have a house a mile or so from Tiger Stadium, where his movie career began.

It's nice to be back in the South, he says, and with all of the movie and television production going on in Louisiana, it's a good home base, too.

"Saying I'm from Birmingham and I'm from the South and I'm an LSU guy always grounds me," he says. "I have this authentic feel about being from the South. I'm very proud of that, and it's really helped me in my career."